Mr. Butler on the catwalk

Luo Lin didn't dare to look back, he just wanted to squat down and pick up the keys on the ground.

Duan Fei couldn't stand this kind of movement, he stretched out his hand and pulled Luo Lin around violently.He is not tall, but his hands are tightly wrapped around Luo Lin's shoulders.

Counting it, Duan Fei had been waiting for Luo Lin for nearly [-] hours, during which he did not drink a drop of water, let alone eat.The servants were all yelled back by him. When he was too tired to hold on, he would lean against the hedge and sleep for ten minutes, but he would be awakened after a while.He stubbornly stared at the door of He's villa, waiting for the headlights to come again and bring the person he was waiting for.

Such behavior can be regarded as unreasonable, but Duan Fei is still stubborn.He waited until the morning, his mind was in a daze, and he only remembered the thought of "waiting for someone".By this time, he was already dehydrated and unable to see Luo Lin's expression clearly.

Fortunately, he still has strength in his hands, allowing him to grab what he wants to grab.But he didn't know that in Luo Lin's eyes, his down-and-out appearance was still resentful and vicious.Luo Lin lowered his head, trying to step back, but he bumped against the door.

Duan Fei sensed Luo Lin's intention to run away, suddenly became angry and slapped Luo Lin in the face.He had lost control, and he used [-]% of his strength in this palm, hitting Luo Lin sideways.The numb pain in his fingers became blurred, Duan Fei panted heavily, and pressed close to Luo Lin's face.

"..."

Duan Fei opened his mouth, but there were only a few rough and unclear sounds from his throat.He tried so hard to say "you come back with me", but he couldn't say anything.

Luo Lin leaned against the door, raised his hands to cover his face, and whispered "I'm sorry" in despair.

Duan Fei's eyes began to darken, and he could only hold on to Luo Lin's neckline tightly.He wanted to yell out that I didn't want you to apologize, but he couldn't make a sound no matter what.Luo Lin's whole body was trembling, almost collapsing during this stalemate.

Finally, Duan Fei let go of his hand and collapsed straight to the ground.Luo Lin sat down silently, bent his knees and hugged his head.

……

"It's been a long time since I saw Mr. Luo... Last time, Duan Shao came to see the doctor alone, but I was shocked."

——Huang Kaixian Dr. Huang is good friends with the master of the Duan family. This time, he was notified that Duan Shao had an emergency, so he came to Duan's house from the clinic to see a doctor.At this moment, he was only wondering why the butler surnamed Luo had such a bad complexion, he had completely lost the gentle demeanor of the past.

Luo Lin only looked at Duan Fei on the bed, but his eyes were a little empty.It took him a long time to answer Dr. Huang's words: "...Ill? When did it happen?..."

"Oh, just a few days ago, Young Master Duan had a stomach ulcer again... How could Mr. Luo not know about this? He has been drinking too much these days, you should persuade him."

Luo Lin still looked at Duan Fei, and said after a long time, "I wasn't here a few days ago."

The doctor "screamed": "No wonder... when you were here, Duan Shao was still healthy no matter how hard he played. Sigh, he is suffering from a lot of upper respiratory tract inflammation now, if he continues to be so careless , I'm afraid I'm going to get pneumonia..."

Luo Lin lowered his eyes and said nothing.

After the doctor's consultation, Dr. Huang hung up the water and prescribed a prescription before leaving.Luo Lin thoughtfully sent the man to the door, and when he drove away in the car, he stood on the porch of Duan Zhai, feeling tired and confused.

When Duan Fei passed out, he was in a daze. He was in a daze for a long time before he thought of sending him back to Duan's house.With only a few steps to go, Luo Lin put Duan Fei's arm around his shoulder and walked back slowly.The servants naturally still remembered themselves, and came to help in a hurry, so they also called the doctor.

...and what next?what to do

Luo Lin couldn't think of the next step, so he moved unconsciously, and stopped after walking back to the Duan's living room.Standing in the center of the hall, he saw a fat man in black sitting on the sofa at one side, with his feet up, and a newspaper in his hand covering his face.He was wondering who that person was, but the person withdrew the newspaper and asked him with a smile, "Are you the original housekeeper?"

Luo Lin also managed to put on a smile: "Are you?"

Li Dayu waved his hand: "The person in charge here is your successor. Just call me Uncle Li."

Luo Lin ignored the extra seniority out of thin air, but frowned at Li Dayu's actions.He said politely, "Mr. Li, it seems inappropriate for the housekeeper to sit on the master's sofa like this."

Unexpectedly, Li Dayu snorted through his nose: "Never mind him. The young master is sick, and the master won't go home, so what's the matter with sitting around? Who cares about that kind of thing."

The serious Luo Lin was most disgusted by this kind of speech.He glanced at the clock, and then asked: "It's not too early to leave for dinner. Aren't you going to prepare today's menu?"

Li Dayu hissed again: "Why is it so troublesome? What does the cook like to do, anyway, the young master didn't ask for it. I think he doesn't want to eat at all, let alone worry about it."

Luo Lin's good face faded little by little: "What the young master does is his business, but I think the housekeeper should do his job well."

Li Dayu smiled happily: "Aren't you tired like that? You resigned after being tossed enough, right? It's as if that young master is some kind person... No one will give you money if you defend him like this .”

Luo Lin felt disdain for such a rascal's speech, and thought that Duan Fei would fall to this point, probably because of the help of the housekeeper.

He is really worried about Duan Fei now, but if he wants to help now... what qualifications does he have?Even Duan Fei looked like he hated him deeply, there was no place for him in this house.

Luo Lin let out a long breath, shook his hand, and made up his mind to leave this place of right and wrong.

——If Master Duan hadn't returned home suddenly at that time, it is estimated that there would not be so many entangled stories in the future.

Holding the coat in one hand, Duan Changshan walked through the porch and stood in the living room.

"Luo Lin." - he called out.

Luo Lin's movements froze, and he could only look at Master Duan as helplessly as a child: "Master...why are you back?"

Duan Changshan smiled wryly: "My son is sick, is it normal for me to rush back?"

Luo Lin lowered his head, feeling that his question was extremely thoughtless, so he no longer had the nerve to answer it.At this time, Li Dayu had hidden the newspaper behind him, stood up and waited in the corner.

Duan Changshan coughed softly: "Luo Lin... I just saw you, are you leaving?"

Luo Lin didn't know how to answer.

"...You are the only familiar face in the family, but Duan Fei said, you were driven away by him... Are you, have you really left the Duan family?"

Luo Lin gritted his teeth and replied "yes".

Duan Changshan sighed: "Duan Fei's condition is not good, I just rest assured that you will take care of me. I beg you, Duan Changshan, if you are free, come back and see him... okay? The wrong things he has done, you want to take care of him. Blame it on me. I know this request is shameless, and please consider it for me as a father..."

...Since his wife passed away, Luo Lin has not heard Master Duan speak in such a tone for many years.Luo Lin's heart is so soft, how could he not come down.

Next, Duan Changshan turned to Li Dayu:

"Mr. Li, I advanced your one-year salary to let you take care of the family. If Duan Fei has done something wrong, tell me, and I will naturally compensate you..." He paused and continued. : "However, I am not generous enough to let my own son be wronged. He is not very smart, and he will not complain when he is excluded, but please don't think I am blind. It is right to teach him a lesson this time. But I hope that you can do what you should do in the future.”

Li Dayu responded embarrassingly and respectfully, turned around and backed away.

……

After all, Luo Lin decided to stay in Duan's house.Duan Fei didn't wake up, so he pulled a chair over and stood by the bed, occasionally stood up to test the temperature on Duan Fei's forehead, and found that he still had a low-grade fever.He went to cook the porridge himself, and then asked his servant to feed Duan Fei a few spoonfuls.He didn't feed Duan Fei himself, because he was afraid that Duan Fei would find out when he got up, and would be angry again.He felt sad in his heart and didn't dare to look at Duan Fei's face anymore, so he slowly tidied up Duan Fei's wardrobe again.Until there was nothing to do, he sat on the chair for a long time as if resigned to his fate, silently in a daze.

Gradually it got dark.The lights in Duan Fei's room were not turned on, and it also became dark.Luo Lin, who was thinking wildly, finally came to his senses in the dark, and ran out of the house.

Panting heavily, he rang the doorbell in front of He Shiwei's door, forgetting that he still had the key in his trousers pocket.

After a while, He Shiwei opened the door with a "snap".After seeing the person coming, he yelled loudly: "It's already eight o'clock!! I'm already back, why the hell did you come back!! I thought something happened to you after waiting for so long!! Please, it wasn't just yesterday Did I tell you not to scare me again!!"

He Shiwei's entire face was stiff, and his chest heaved violently.The degree of concern was beyond Luo Lin's expectation, he could only look at He Shiwei with a little panic and self-blame in his eyes.

Boss He didn't care about the innocent eyes, and took a long breath: "... Tell me, where did you go?"

Luo Lin replied honestly: "The house opposite."

He Shiwei's eyes widened: "Isn't that the guy who beat you last time living there? Wait a minute..." He moved closer to look at Luo Lin's face, and then flew into a rage: "Your face is swollen! Was it that kid who hit him again? Fuck me! If you go too far, pay it back!!”

Having said that, He Shiwei burst into anger and wanted to squeeze out the door.Luo Lin pushed him back hard: "It's not what you think... I'm fine..."

He Shiwei didn't have his good temper: "It's okay? Your face is swollen and you said it's okay?! Luo Lin, I thank you but you are a model! Anyone who slaps a model's face should die, you know? Such a brat who deserves to be beaten!!"

Luo Lin's ears hurt from He Shiwei's shock, so he had no choice but to let go of his voice: "It's not his fault! He was my last employer...I bumped the face myself. If you want to scold me, scold me!"

Luo Lin closed his eyes and roared.He Shiwei finally stopped squeezing out, lowered his eyes panting, and looked at Luo Lin's face.

"...does it hurt?"

he asked hoarsely.

Luo Lin smiled embarrassedly: "It doesn't hurt... I will remember that next time I get hurt, I definitely won't hurt my face."

He Shiwei had nothing to do with him, so he opened the door wide and let him in: "...Anyway, it's good to come back. I have something to ask you, let's talk about it in the room."

But Luo Lin shook his head: "I won't go in now. I have to go back...to get to that house, I have something to do. I'll come back tomorrow and I'll talk to you in detail."

"What's the matter? It doesn't matter to you if someone dies in the house."

Luo Lin smiled helplessly: "My original young master—the one who beat me up, is now ill. If I don't go and watch, I think someone will die."

He Shiwei let out a "tsk" and simply pulled Luo Lin's hand: "The servants in that house are all dead? You come back and don't get involved in that rotten man's affairs."

Luo Lin broke free, and said seriously:

"I really have to go back. I promise this matter will not delay tomorrow's work, and I will be back before morning. Brother He?"

"No."

"Brother, I beg you..."

He Shiwei couldn't bear the softened tone, scratched his hair irritably, and finally said: "I can't stand you. Come back early."

Luo Lin responded with a smile, and went back to his unfinished work of taking care of patients.

Neither he nor He Shiwei ever thought about how intimate the previous conversation should be between people.

……

Luo Lin could not sleep in bed that night.He spent most of the night sitting in an uncomfortable chair in the dark room of Duan Zhai.

He bent down, resting his forehead on his clasped hands, and dozed off drowsily and intermittently.Every time his body leaned forward involuntarily, he woke up with a start.So he reflexively went to see Duan Fei's situation, and seeing that Duan Fei was fine, he felt relieved.

Shaking his head, he began to wonder, if Duan Fei had been waiting for him all night, what was it for?

So tired, so hard.

He smiled wryly.

Moonlight came in through the open window and fell on Duan Fei's quilt.

Luo Lin rubbed his eyes, seeing that Duan Fei still had an uncomfortable expression in his sleep, he couldn't help but feel distressed.

...It was already past three o'clock.After waiting for so long, Duan Fei showed no signs of waking up.

Luo Lin sighed, not knowing whether it was disappointment or relief.He stood up and left the already quiet house.

He was so oppressed by the unspoken secret that he could hardly breathe, and now he only hoped that he could fall asleep and never wake up again.